Lucille Wesnofske Selected to Long Island's "Top 50 Most Influential Women in Business"

Lucille Wesnofske Lucille Wesnofske, director of the Small Business Development Center at Farmingdale State College,
has been selected to be one of the Top 50 Most Influential Women in Business on Long
Island . The Award Dinner will be held on May 15, 2007 at 6:00 PM at the Crest Hollow
Country Club in Woodbury.

Ms. Wesnofske, a resident of Shirley, has over 20 years experience in small business
consulting. She has been the director of the New York State Small Business Development
Center at Farmingdale State for over five years. She has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs
realize the dream of becoming a business owner. She specializes in and is most committed
to assisting women-owned enterprises and is known statewide for her business expertise
in the child care industry. Her work for the Small Business Development Center has
resulted in millions of dollars of economic impact for the Long Island economy.

Launched in 2000, the Top 50 program recognizes the Island 's top women professionals
for business acumen, mentoring and community involvement. The event is hosted by the
Long Island Business News and attracts more than 700 of the Island's top business leaders and the honorees
represent the most influential women in business, government, education and the not
for profit fields.

Farmingdale State College is proud that two other members of the FSC community have
been named to the Top 50 Most Influential Women in Business. They are Eileen Eichler (2005), professor of business and former dean of the School of Business and Patricia Hill Williams (2002), member of the College Council and former vice president for external affairs.